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Fla. Stat. § 832.09 (2025)

Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case.

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832.09 Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case.—
(1) The court may order the suspension or revocation of the driver license of a person who is being prosecuted for passing a worthless check in violation of s. 832.05, who fails to appear before the court and against whom a warrant or capias for failure to appear is issued by the court if the person has previously been adjudicated guilty of a violation of s. 832.05.
(2) Within 5 working days after the court orders the suspension of a driver license pursuant to subsection (1), the clerk of the court in the county where the warrant or capias is issued shall notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles by the most efficient method available of the action of the court.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-223; s. 44, ch. 2014-216.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2003 · leading case: FLA. DHSMV v. Critchfield, 842 So. 2d 782 (Fla. 2003).
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FLA. DHSMV v. Critchfield, 842 So. 2d 782 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 4× “[n] Section 1 creates section 832.09, Florida Statutes to provide for suspension of a driver's license for failure to appear before the court in connection with prosecution for passing a worthless check.”
Sawyer v. State, 819 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). · cites it 4× “Section 1 of Chapter 98-223, which became section 832.09, provides: *968 Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case.”
Dept. of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs. v. Critchfield, 805 So. 2d 1034 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). · cites it 3× “[1] Section 1 creates section 832.09, Florida Statutes to provide for suspension of a driver's license for failure to appear before the court in connection with prosecution for passing a worthless check.”
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